Cardcase



March 17 1931. ADAMS 1,797,114

CARD CASE Filed Aug. 26, 1929 ,fibivzermdanw A iiorney Inventor PatentedMar. 17, 1931 UNHTED STATES HOMER F. ADAMS, OF GAS CITY, INDIANACARDCASE Application filed August 26, 1929. Serial No. 388,381.

This invention relates to an automotive accessory, in the nature of acard case which is especially, but not necessarily adapted for holding adrivers permit, and license card,

. or the like.

More specifically stated, I have evolved and produced a simple andinexpensive article of this class which is made to enable it to beattached to a key-ring, whereby to permit proper and readyidentification of the keys in the event that they become misplaced orlost, and to at the same time, render the card, identification tag, orthe like readily accessible, from time to time.

Briefly, the invention comprises an especially constructed miniaturecasing or sheath, and a removable insert therein, constructed as aholder for the article to be contained in the case.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructedin accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a slightly enlarged vertical or longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the removable insert.

In the drawings, the reference character 6 designates a casing, which isformed of a single sheet of metal, bent to form a substantiallyrectangular elongated sheath. It includes a back wall 7 having aninturned a bottom as at 8 and having its longitudinal edges bent aroundand upon themselves to form the sections 9 and 10 of the front wall.

At the top, is an extension 11 having an opening 12 for passing of thekey-ring (not shown). Then, a spur is indented or formed as at 13 toform resilient keeper or retaining means for the removable insert 14.The insert is in the nature of a substantially rectangular openframe'having a substantially ovate top piece 15, parallel arms 16 and17, and inturned overlapping ends 18 and 19, forming an expansibleframe.

The card, identification tag, or the like, is placed in the frame, andthen slipped down into the casing and engaged beneath the keeper means13 as seen in Fig. 3.

The reference character 20 designates a V-shaped notch in the front,which enables the finger nail to be engaged beneath the top piece 15 toallow the holder to be readily extracted.

The improved article is of such exceeding simplicity, in design andconstruction, as to enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding ofthe purpose, construction, features and advantages, from the foregoingdescription. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded asunnecessary.

Minor changes in shape,size,and rearrangements of details, may beresorted to within the scope of the attached claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is As a newproduct of manufacture, a card holder of the type described comprising aflat, substantially rectangular, elongated receptacle formed from asingle sheet of metal bent upon itself to form a flat back plate, curvedside walls, and a pair of plates approximately meeting at a pointequally distantfrom the side walls and constituting a front wall, anupward extension on the upper edge of the rear wall apertured forreceiving a key ring, and a downward extension on the lower edge of therear wall forwardly bent to form a bottom for the receptacle, and aremovable metal card frame comprising a top cross member formed to fitclosely with the upper portion of the receptacle, a pair of side barsdepending from the ends of the cross member, said bars being bentinwardly at right angles in superposed relation to form a bottom crossmember, said frame adapted to receive and retain a card and to be placedinto said receptacle, and a pressed out area on the upper portion of theback plate adapted to resiliently engage the top cross member fornormally retaining said card frame within the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HOMER. F. ADAMS.

